title: Thomas Berdmore, dentist of His Majesty, George III, and dental calculus.
abstract: Thomas Berdmore's book, Disorders of Deformities of the Teeth and Gums, presents examples of early concepts of preventive dentistry and treatment of periodontal diseases. Various aspects of dental calculus formation and composition are analyzed. Also the effects of periodontal disease as seen by Berdmore are discussed, and ways of treatment in 1770 summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andreana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andreana
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ciancio
mesh_terms: D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000266:history*; D003815:Dentists / Q000266:history; D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D010517:Periodontics / Q000266:history; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000266:history